Corpse Analysis

“Damn it.” Kamijou was a bit perplexed at how to deal with that but asked, “Then what
do we do? There’s a wounded person right in front of us, but we can’t call for a doctor or
even get him out of here...”
“We don’t have to do anything. That person’s dead.”
“Don’t say stupid things! Check his breathing! He’s still alive!”
“Yeah. He’s definitely alive if we go by heartbeat. But, his fractured ribs punctured his
lungs, his liver’s crushed, and the veins in his hands and feet are long gone... he can’t be
saved in this situation. There’s a word for people like him. It’s a corpse.”
Maybe he had investigated that with his runic magic, too. Stiyl’s words were mercilessly
clear, like a doctor giving the cruel truth to a patient suffering from an incurable disease.

- Toaru Majutsu no Index Volume 2, Chapter 2 Part 3